Driving at night

[Hill Wimp]

Yeah sounds about right. In our mid-40s we went into a new Japanese restaurant, low lighting, surrounded by loudly-chattering 20-somethings, and we tried to use the table top candles to read the menu. The staff saw us, turned up the lights in the whole restaurant, everyone looked round.... Priceless!

But as an aside, why did you sit on your phone?

Because I couldn't see where it was

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

That's no age, so I'm sorry to hear that.

The curse of 2016 continues. Lemmy, Bowie and middle aged person needing to get specs.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Is that a purely Scottish phenomenon?

It must be.

I don't get humpbacks in the English Channel.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Is that a purely Scottish phenomenon?

Have you seen one?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Have you seen one?

I think I have but perhaps it was a female because there was no luminous nobbery. I've also seen a killer whale on an Orbea.

 

[robjh]

Have you seen one?

point taken

 

[Hill Wimp]

Other than that dodgy guy in the mac on the Dover-Calais ferry?

I wouldn'the have called that a hump BACK

 

[TheDoctor]

Not fond of it, certainly. I've just driven back from Heathrow and I didn't like it much.
I'll do it if I have to, but it's something I try to avoid.

 

[Dave 123]

That's very true.

It's not me, it's every one else.


Apparently 42 is the age our eyes start to deteriorate. I blame computers for my eye deterioration. Too much time sat in front of one or on my phone

My eyes are fine, but I didn't escape the hairy palms.

 

[robjh]

My eyes are fine, but I didn't escape the hairy palms.

I don't think we've mentioned werewolfism yet

 

[Accy cyclist]

I drive in the dark as a last resort. The roadworks with bollards leading you all over the place get me, maybe it's with only having sight in one eye? After reading some previous posts from you fellow Mr Magoo types it's probably sensible that i cycle very little in the dark these days.

I wont say i pity any unlit/non reflective cyclist who's out there when i'm driving in the dark because they create their own danger.

 

[mjr]

I drive in the dark as a last resort. The roadworks with bollards leading you all over the place get me, maybe it's with only having sight in one eye? After reading some previous posts from you fellow Mr Magoo types it's probably sensible that i cycle very little in the dark these days.

I find roadwork reflective stripey cones or bollards pretty hypnotic. I don't have many problems with driving in the dark otherwise.

I wont say i pity any unlit/non reflective cyclist who's out there when i'm driving in the dark because they create their own danger.

You probably should stop before you kill an unlit/non reflective child or pet or hit an unlit/non reflective object in the road and kill yourself.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

LED/Xenon headlights definitely make it a pain in the ass

Otherwise, I'm happy to drive at night, anytime of the year
Obviously prevailing weather conditions allowing

RE; snow

This was one road, up near the Windfarm, to the north-west of Penistone a few years ago (Feb 2005, according to date-stamp)
I did hear of someone who tried to drive down it at night, as it was snowing lightly at the north end (near 'Sovereign cross-roads') & subsequently found himself marooned overnight
And, he was local too - so should know what difference a couple of hundred feet of altitude can make up there!!!

I turned round as I was pushing it with the radiator grill on some stretches

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Home sweet home!

 

[Accy cyclist]

I find roadwork reflective stripey cones or bollards pretty hypnotic. I don't have many problems with driving in the dark otherwise.


You probably should stop before you kill an unlit/non reflective child or pet or hit an unlit/non reflective object in the road and kill yourself.

I agree. That's why i haven't driven in the dark for a year now.and when i did i drove slowly and always covered the brake.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

I like driving at night. We've been goin out Lincolnshire way a lot this year. Its especially nice after all the dashboard chewing psychos have left the roads.

Xenon lights should be redesigned. they're probably very nice on a dead flat autobahn, but any ups and downs make them a menace.